Choose Martial Arts Brutality
Choose Martial Arts Brutality if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Martial Arts Brutality launched in 2018.
Martial Arts Brutality vs Soul of War: Legions
Martial Arts Brutality and Soul of War: Legions both land in Strategy, Indie on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam. Martial Arts Brutality (2018) is 5 years older than Soul of War: Legions (2023). Martial Arts Brutality is free; Soul of War: Legions is paid (1.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Soul of War: Legions
Choose Soul of War: Legions if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Soul of War: Legions launched in 2023.
Both Martial Arts Brutality and Soul of War: Legions sit in Strategy and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and Online Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Martial Arts Brutality |  Soul of War: Legions | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2018 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | Free to play | 1.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 86.4% positive (317 reviews) | 3 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | Cold Beam Games | Fantasy War Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Martial Arts Brutality (2018) is 5 years older than Soul of War: Legions (2023).
- Martial Arts Brutality is free; Soul of War: Legions is paid (1.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Soul of War: Legions is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Martial Arts Brutality has no Deck rating yet.
Martial Arts Brutality vs Soul of War: Legions — FAQ
- Should I play Martial Arts Brutality or Soul of War: Legions first?
- If you want chronology, Martial Arts Brutality (2018) came out before Soul of War: Legions (2023). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Martial Arts Brutality and Soul of War: Legions similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Do both Martial Arts Brutality and Soul of War: Legions have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Martial Arts Brutality ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Soul of War: Legions ships Online Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Martial Arts Brutality free?
- Yes — Martial Arts Brutality is a free-to-play Steam title. Soul of War: Legions is paid (1.99 USD).